Last Bargain Of 2017 - Kidarite Base Gold Dinar

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 3:02 pm My spidey sense was tingling. I shouldn't have, but I went on ebay, searched, found, and bought (for $21 with a 10% ebay bucks promo!) India, Jammu and Kashmir Late Kidarites, likely Pratapaditya II (5th century?) Debased AV stater (6.34g, 10-30% fine) Ultra-stylized king standing left, sacrificing at altar, Brahmi (ka?) Beneath arm Ultra-stylized Lakshmi seated facing (knees present as dots), holding spear and cornucopia, Brahmi to left (Seller photos, cropped and combined) For comparison, here is my Vinayaditya: Digging around, I found a similarly styled and light dinar on Zeno, attributed to Pratapaditya II: https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=35434 That led to a few more similar: https://mobile.twitter.com/IndiaHis...0497/photo/1 https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/co...Default.aspx https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/co...Default.aspx https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/co...Default.aspx Edited by Finn235 12/21/2017 3:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Justinokay Pillar of the Community United States 564 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 3:17 pm Nice find Steve. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 3:43 pm 21 bucks for ancient gold - even debased - is remarkable. Great find. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 4:15 pm Very nice addition to your collection. It's amazing what you can find for $21. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 6:06 pm Spidey sense or Midas sense? Sweet pick-up! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/21/2017 6:46 pm Wow!, you got to be kidding, you only paid $21 for it. That's an amazing price, congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 12:11 pm Need to correct an error; my older Kidarite dinar is not Vinayaditya, but Durla Deva. Report this Post to the Staff
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